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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">tanning</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>oil tanning</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>vegetable tanning</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>mineral tanning</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>combination tannage</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>aldehyde tanning</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>skin curing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tannin</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tawing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tanners</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>leather</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>tanning and tanning-like processes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>tannage</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tanned</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ An irreversible process of treating hides or skins with tannins to produce leather. Distinct from "tawing" which is reversible by washing. For the simpler process of drying a pelt, use "skin curing." ]]></note></mads>